concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: hormone therapy

gender and health
type: Concept
narrower: hormone therapy

gender and science
type: Concept
narrower: hormone therapy

hormone therapy
type: Concept
broader: women's health
broader: internal medicine
broader: gender and science
broader: gender and health
definition: Hormone therapy or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the use of the hormones estrogen and progesterone by women to alleviate various “natural” mental and physical discomforts associated with menopause. The wide use of HRT has helped medical-ize menopause, thus turning a nonmedical problem into a deficiency disorder. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Hormone Therapy]

internal medicine
type: Concept
narrower: hormone therapy

women's health
type: Concept
narrower: hormone therapy